Pumping apparatus



Aug. 13, 1935. A. M. LocKwooD PUMPING APPARATUS Filed May .'51, 1934 11| .1.. 1.111.1|111.1111..1.,.1U.13. 1.1 1.11.1., 1 A11 1 L.1|.1 1 1-1111-1---:1---- Patented Aug. 13, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENTy OFFICE PUMPING APPARATUS 'Alvah M. Lockwood, Charlotte, Tex. Application May 31, 1934, serialNo. 728,443

' 12 claires, (C1. 10s-119) l The present invention relates to pumps and,

moreparticularly, to a rotarypumping apparatus particularlyfdesig'ned for pumping from a well.

erating the rotary member of the pump.

Another object'isto provide a rotary pump .in-

cluding novel means for holding: the stationary member of the pump against rotation.

`3A furtherobjectis' to provide adeep well pumping apparatus including novel means cooperating.

withI the well 'casing for holding the stationary meinber'of the pump against rotation.

" lAstill"further object is to provide a well pumpingl apparatus which is so constructed thatits operation will impart an initial velocity to the water to' be pumped. v

`v'Astill further object of the invention is to pro- .;vide fa pumping apparatus which will bestrong and 'rugged in construction but which will besuscep'tible'bf easy and economical manufactureV and readyy installation and adjustment.

Other `objects and features of novelty'vwill bev .apparent from the followingdescription"and drawing, it being expressly understood, however,

that the invention is in noway limited'thereby, or l otherwise than bythe appended claims. 4 Referring to the drawing, in which similar refer- 1 ence characters refer to like parts :v

Fig] l isa view, partly in sectin of a pumping apparatus according to vthe-present invention; view, taken on the line 2--2 i (Fig. 2 isa sectional of Fig. l, and

Hli'gisV a sectional View, takenV on the line 3-3 yit 1haslbeen, in the past, the almost universal practice to employ reciprocating, or jack-type, pumps in deep wellpumping apparatus. Pumps ofthis typeoffer numerous and considerable disadvantages and in 'a'ifew casesrotary type` pumps have vbeen employedfor deep well-pumping,-al

of novel means for eiectingdeep well pumping 'vided a well casing I,'the same constituting a cylindrical casing -sunk into lthe ground Afor any though the practice is not general vnor is the rotary apparatus known to the art suitable for by rota-ry means. l

' According to the present invention there is prodesired' distance asis the usual practice in deep well pumping. Suitable means, such as openings l` 2 may be provided in the casing for the; admission.

of water thereinto, although other means such as an open lower end for the casing may also beprovided for this purpose. Disposed within the casingA and below the water level therein is the rotary pumping device, denoted generally by the ref erence numeral 3.

. The rotary pumping device 3 comprises a cylindrical casing or shell 4, ,the upper and lower vends of which are closed by the closure rings 5, 6, the same being centrally bored to receive lthe shaft 'I which isformed integrally with or rigidly attached tothe vane-carrying member 9 of the pump, the' same being mounted Vconcentrically within the" casing 4. 4Bearing sleeves I0, `II and packing glands I2, I3 may be provided. in the upper and lower rings 5, 5 for guiding and lubricating the shaft 1 andl for preventingthe escape of water from the interior of thepump casingto they suction side ofthe pump around the shaft. A bearing plate may be disposed across the upper, openV end of-bearing I!) in order to provide areaction plate for water discharged from the pump',v whereby it is insured that the vane bearing memberisentirely relieved' fromwater column loading, all such loading vbeing carried bythe rotating cylinder and its ring closure. A discharge por-t I4 is also providedY in the upper closure ring 5 for the delivery of water from the pump.

Mounted on the internal wall of the casing 4,' or integrally formed therewith, is an inwardlyextending wall or abutment I5, the same extend ing the full longitudinal length of the pump casing between the inner faces of closure rings 5, 6- and decreasing in radial thickness from its center in both circumferential directions toward the `internal wall of the pumpk casing. Such wall' or abutment ispreferably` formed in two' identical parts I6, II which, in the embodiment disclosed, are attached' to'thepump casing by screws` I8J I9. and are separated by a packing memberfZ, the same being formed by vfolding a flat `piece o'fpac'king abouta rod 2l which is disposedlongitudinally of the pump casing, the entire packing assembly being disposed' within a longitudinal recess between the'abutment members' I6, I1. A liner 22 may be provided on the internalv wall of the pump casing and such liner yin therotation of. the pump casing.- s

: Mounted in the vane-carrying.- member 9 are ltwo vane members 23; 24 which-extend :the en' casing.

provided on the-vane4 member to-,bearbetween such members and Ithe'innerf face ofzjtheppump.

central, or thickest, portion of the abutment member I5 described hereinbefore. It will, therefore, be apparent that a pumping chamber will be dened between the inner faces of the abutment member I5, the: inner Wall of the lining 22 and the outerperipheryof thevane-carryingmember I9, which chamber will be of uniform radial Width throughout 195 to 200 of its annular extent, and throughout the other 165 to 160 of its annularextent. Willydecrease in` thickness in two directions tovvardftheI point Wherethe packing 20 abuts the outer surface of the vane-carry,- ing member. A plurality of intake ports 8 are formed in the Wall of the pump casing and extend through the abutment member IS. Thedirection of rotation oi the pump casing being clockwise, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2 of the drawing, it will be apparent that the intakefports trail the central or enlarged portion of the abutment I5. On the other hand, the exhaust port'I4 is positioned. in the v closure i ring@v 5 closely (adjacent to thepo-int wherethe abutmentnmemberll ,cone tacts the packing` I5.". In practice the {upper} por# tionoi abutment I'I maybe ,cored out adjacent ,the packing I5y and the opening extended in thefdirecftion of travel of the pump an amount suicient to pass the .volumeofwater the pumpgwill throw. The. exhaust port .of .the pump, "therefore, leads the central or enlarged-.portion of abutmentvlf tire longitudinal length-oi the cylindrical member I0' and. whose externalfface's. are formed on; the

-same arc as `the.externalrace of the cylindrical ,l

member IB. lThe yanemembers are pivoted to ther cylindrical .member I0 Yby/.meansof' elongated l cylindrical enlargements 25, 26 on .thevjane members,` such enlargements: :beingf disposed, within elongated cylindrical recesses: Aformed `within the member Il). rItyvillbe noted ithat .thesepreceses are sofornyed .that their walls extend for more into. the recesses'. 'Firewalls-,of '.thecylindrical member ,I 0 are also `provi'dedlwith arcuate recesses 2'I, 28 for therecep-tionf off .the vanememberswhen the same are intheirdepressed position. Springs `2i), 39 are seated at theirV innerends,indepresn sions in .the walls of recesses: 2I,w23 land,bearY at their outer endsagainst, tha-inner? faces of the l Vane members in order; to. constantly. urge :the vanemembers againstV thefnneriwallof .the ,pump SuitableI .packing v means 3 I I32 may .be

casing. V

In the operation .ofthe above-.described-pump,

the casing 4 isadaptedjto berotatedfinfa clockwise direction, bymeans toibe de'scribedmore ment member I5. and'lining 22,;all.of.3these members being rigidly]v attached; together: as :a unit.` The Vane-carryingfmemberf9 is-:held against 1 rotation, bymeans"` to befde'scribed hereinafter, and it Willbe apparent thatfas-'the casingis .roe

tated,. the -springs"29,'A 30 .,wi1l:-.ho1d.1the vanes against. the Vcasingv in, such'` a way that the vanes oppose the rotationiofvthe casing, all asiclea'rly "disclosed in Fig. 2. lIt willnow be. apparentI that as the casing 4 rotates, .the intakev ports 8 will take in water vfrom-'the .interior.ofthe -well 'casing' I, whereby the space'between the 1 casing fl and the Vane-carrying member '9.e.wi1l

be constantly supplied with water. Also, as the casing rotates, the curved Wall of the abutment I7 will act to force the water within the pump casing in a clockwise direction, which movement of the water will be prevented by that one of the vanes which is in open position (vane 23 in Fig. 2) .c The trapped water wi1l,.therefore, be forced through the exhaust port I4 which, as described hereinbefore, is disposed above the reduced portion of the abutment I'I. `Astlfie casing rotates in a vclockwise direction from; its `rposition in Fig. 2, the vane 24 will open and the vane 23 ,willi be closed, whereby when the exhaust port passes vane 23, the vane 24 will cause Water to-beforced through the exhaust port. In this way .the continuous and steady ow of a stream of water through the exhaust port is caused,

there being ynopossibility of an uneven or pulsating stream. y. For each complete rotation of the tween .,whichf the` leading `or closing vane yuncovers lthe,.dischargeiport andthe-'time it p a'SSfs the suction ports.' .h

vMeans are provided-by the-.presentinvention forrotating; the pump. casing,v4 and .suchf means comprise the riser pipe 35,l the` yupper Vend of which may be connected to aywindmill5,orother primeI mover whereby rotation ofthe riserpipe is .effected The` lowen end4 ,ofi the `Iriser pipe l.is

screwv connectcdtto .onefend of a reducer, 36,-the lower end of which is provided with a reduced screw-threaded connecting flange: 31` which may be screwfthreaded 'tor theinterior of'thefpuxnp casing-4. :It should ,benoted-that inasmuch as the. ypump is adaptedtorotate in a.clockwise direction, the screw-threaded1connections. should beY by. righthand threads in 4glrdeiqto insure againstitheir release. Means are4 also yprovided by--the present .invention for holdingf the yyane.carryingmemberA of the pump against rotation, and such means com. prise-fthe one-way-'locking device 40 `Wh-ielpisperable to lock the vane-carrying Lmemberf-tol the wellf casing I during clockwise, rotation of-the pumpv casing. The locking fdevicef .,is'preferably1 :disposed belowy thedpump-deyice and comprises a pair of spaced, circular `plates 4I,42 which-:may vbe attached ,in spacedrrelationship by any suitable means, such as by the bolts 43,144. Mountedbetween lthe iplatesl I ,L1-,42 is. an y abutmentwmeniben 4.5,`r the, same being;- provided .with recesses for 'the` reception of lockingimembers 46,141? Iwhich areppivoted; adjacent theirfone ends on-.the bolts 53,1144...t Each fof the loking'memj gagement with the inner wall of theI well. casing.

Springs 50,:5I,.bear.at their-,one ends-inv depres-V their outer ends against vthe inner `faces ,oigthe locking -members i V46,- 41,' vthereby .urgihgtsaid locking members in a. counterclockwisevdirection aboutfthe pivots43g44l and into constanttensions ,-formedin the abutment member,A 45 andati-70 aromas-1S gagement with 'the interiorface fof' th'e'wellcas-r z w y, Nif 1.,@

ing. f

The above-described locking device is mounted' onthe'l'ower end of shaft l, which extends below the 'Dump' device'. 1 Formedfin 'the' lower end "of f. shaft l iis#- an *elongated longitudinall slot' 52;* throughv which extends a key '53,v the f ends* of. whichar'e rigidly 'attachedto the plates" .'44, `l2 and abutment-'member -45 'of' the' locking device 40.- Itwill be "seenfrorn Figi l'thatthefdepth of 521i and it "Wiil,therefore, :bei apparentthat" the f locking devicel ld-'and Ekey 53! maybem'oved'y throughs. considerable trayel'longitudinally,of the 25.. Ve'ana theiupper endforwiiijen bears'agamsc the:

shaft 1 such ofthesiet.y'--.- VW

Means Yare i provided for resiliently positioning the-mennedevices@'fen-mesma .1 and fork absorbing shocks due; tov movements. of thfpump," and preventing 'such shocks fro mitted to 'the ylocking' mechanism A Suchmeans;y comprise the springs Esi; 55, one of whichfsp'ririg@ 5ft/is coiledabout shaft- 'l-abo've :the locking-del' ring 1s forming "the @anni er the pumpfcasing, while the lower end 'of-which' bears against vvthe uppenfaceo'f 'the upper=plate-f4l=-of the locking device. The'other spring?A 55' the locking devicleandtheupp'ei ofthe 'springs '54, es;

n; the operation of the pumping apparatus' a @f C'ordi ,thel preeentv invention; the pump and desiredJ point inlthe casing fineans' lof the riserv` .pipe 'which' is'- atta'ched thereto, it being prefer" into the ,well-,casing order tof avoidv excessive wearon'th'e facings '68; 49; l' Itwill'be' 'apparent' thatfl the lpclringmniembersiare now held in engagement with the'innerval'lsoi'the well casing by springs 50, 5i. Any suitable means, such as a windmill or other prime mover, may now be employed for rotating the riser pipe, as long as lsuch rotation is in a clockwise direction for a structure such as is disclosed in the drawing. Such rotation of the riser pipe will cause the pump lcasing l to rotate in the same direction, due to its connection with the riser through reducing sleeve 35. It will now be apparent that when the pump casing rotates in a clockwise direction, such rotation will be opposed by the vanes, 23, 213 carried by the member HLand the member i0, shaft l, lrey 53 and locking device 45 will therefore, be also urged in a clockwise direction, whereby the locking dogs or members 46, 4l will be forced into binding or locking engagement with the well casing i, thereby securely locking and maintaining the Vane-carrying member H) and vanes 23, 24 against rotation.v Relative lrotation between the pump casing and the vanetravelv being 'limited 'by' the 3 length 1 disposed "belowf d 'of thisfspring" bears 'against' the lower' facey of" lower lplate* 42 "oi the locking device; 'while Yits lower-"1 'end bearsv against a bearing washer .sleeved-about' shaft l and-"held positibnth'ereonbyapin 51;"7Due' to 'this construction f it will' be 'seen' 'that 1 the 'llock-' ing` `d"evice Il@ will' bie-attachedto shatlby ythe ky and-- slot connection, and may"l vmove i longil'-` tudinallyl ofI such" shaft' A"due also fte^` such connecv tion, `but-is" resilientlylf-rnaintaiiiedfmfaprede-v` terA inedposition longitudinallyfpf the shaftfby ablytorOtate ,the pump locking devic'efslowly in al countercloolzwisefdirection during insertion carrying f-nember'now takes place i andthe pump operates-in the mannerf'desc'ribed hereinbeforei #Water in :the well casing'lwill bey `drawn into' the purnpfcasingi through .portfandy it will be seen that dueto the rotation ofthepump casingand ports?- 'the 'wat'er iwill* enter the pump casing.. with anVV ini-tial` velocity, which gives to'. ythe water. 1in fthe pumpkiinetic* energyv which* assists its'I travel* throughl` the pump andl into the riserfpipeg. .there-* Water delivered bylthepump passes therefrom, through the outlet or exhaust port.illdandfintor`v byincreasing'the efliciencyLof the' pump; Ih zf' theriser lpipefwhich `alsobaots vasa means rior. ro-

tating thefpump casing! `Due .to this construction theneed for-v a separ'ate1operating shai't forftheY pgm'piifs rein'ox/ed,"thereby''y 'eiecting considerable'v saying: in' the ic'fosthof the lpumping "apparatusf` @In the* event that anysho'c'ksl are transmitted# throughlthe riserf pipe' to the pump,v 'or in: theip'ossible'ev'ent ofany'poundingbythe pumpin an .v

axial f'dire'c'tion, such shocks orpoun'ding will -not affect.f'thefiloclring- "mechanisnrin any way, Y:nbr have fdelet iv 'us' effects onthe pump, due' to -thel provisionsof the sprin'g'sd', if'bym'eans'of which'. the pump 'casing *is resiliently 'attached'tofy and-1A Such springso supported on the llocking device. will', th'e1"eiore, 'act to.v absorb any sh'ocksfijjtran's- Offth absorbany changes' in the length ofthe riserpipe stic as 'ltliose' 'due f to changes lin temperature. y ""Iffit'fshouldfbe'desired to remove the` pump and 10c-ki A l neckN aryto rotatethe'iriser pipe 'and"pumpfc'ase.vv ing`V -a counterfclockwise direction; :such .operaI` tion-l causing releaseof theforcefurgingf the' rlock-'Y2 ing dogsminto engagement withthewellcasingy.. whereby `'the puinp and? locking assembly maybe Withdrawn. .g l 1 I, L l. y.

fffwniii naive; besinnen@ y' invention; 'it' will 'be apparent s irifnc')v fw 'fv u 1 y k1 I includes' yother embodiments, modications "and:V

improvements; Ywhichmay-r be' practiced f withut in any way departingfrom 'the spirit'or-scope'of i f Y1PAv pumping device casing for holding said vane member from rotation.

2. A pumping device comprising a hollow shaft,

a pump disposed within said hollow shaft, said ump.' f' The` 'resilient mountingl will. alsof:

assembly' i f rom theA wellcasing, 'it'.is Yonlyf'* illustrated and described one;gv

invention,v for the limits 'of which reference l y ncomprising "a :welll :casingrgl arp'urnp within said welll casing, lsaid pump com-"f 'a'vcasi'ng `'rnenflbe'r and vanerlme'mber' n'dfcolntacting sadpuinp casing, said g `and 'fvnefniember being relativelypump comprising a rotatable casing and a vane member within said casing, a shaft attached to said vane member, and means carried by said ber, a one-way locking device carried by said,

shaft and engaging with the lateral walls of said f Well vcasing for locking said vane member to said well casingcto thereby hold said vane rmemberV rfrom rotation with said pump casing.

4. -A pumping device .comprising a well casing,

a pump disposed within saidtwell ,casing and com- Y prisingia rotatablyrdisposed pump casing anda vane member within said pump casing, inlet and discharge ports in said pump casing, a rotatable hollow shaft connected to said` pump casing, said discharge` port 4opening intosaid hollow,y shaft,

anda one-way locking `device carried by said pumpzand engaging the lateral wallsof saidwell :casing andadapted toprevent rotation of said 'vane member when saidpump casing is rotated in one direction. t

` 5..'A pumping-device .comprising a well casing, a:pump ink said well casing and having apump casing having inlet anddischarge ports thereixn a hollow shaft connected to said pump casing, means, for .rotating said hollow shaft and*v said pump casing, v,said discharge ports vopening into said hollow shaft, a vane member in said pump ca'sing,. andpmeans carried by 'said vane member and cooperating withthe sides of said well casing to.lock` said vvanevmember.tosaid Well casing for a preventing rotation of saidfvane member 4with saidpump casing, said locking means being operl Ai able onlywhen'said pump vcasing is rotated in one direction.

6A pumpingldevice comprising a well casing,` al pump within said well casing and comprising a rotatable pump casing and a vane member within and engaging saidlpump casing, means for locking said vane member against rotation vwith saidy casing, said means comprising a locking device'carried bysaid vane member and engaging the lateral walls ofsaid well casing for holding r "'fsaid vane member from rotation with said casing,

and-meansfor ,resiliently mounting said locking deviceonsaid pump. i

7. A pumping device comprisinga well casing, i

a pump within said Well casing comprising a rotatable pump casing and a vane devicewithin and contacting said( pump casing, a; locking device carried by said vane device and normally engaging with the lateral walls ofl saidwell casing forl vholding t said vane member A from rotation with g said pump casing, and resilient means separating t said pump, and said locking; device. Y 5 A pumping device comprising a well casin a pump withinrsaid well casing and comprising a rotatable casing and a vane 'device within and contacting said casing, a shaft attached to said vane. device and vhaving a portion extending exteriorly ofsaid casing, a Ylocking device lslidably carried by said shaft and vdisposed exteriorly of said pump casing and engaging the lateral walls of said well casing for holding said shaft and said f vanev device from rotation with `said pump casing, l

means iresiliently separatingsaidtpump and.l said locking device, and other means resiliently urging f;

saidlocking device toward vsaid pump.

g 9. A pumping device vcomprising a rotatable.; pump casing, alvanedevicemounted withinsaid casing, a shaftattachedtousaid vane deviceand having. a portion extending exteriorly of said/casing, a locking device keyed to and slidably mounted` on the exterior` portion of said -shaft and adapted to engage a lfixed member to .prevent rotation of;said lvanedevicewith said casing,

and resilientmeans disposed between and erigag-y ingsaid casing and said locking device for-'re-Yv device 0ny Saldi siliently mounting said locking shaft with respect to said casing.

10. A Vpumping device vcomprising a vrotatable casing and a vaner device'within and engaging said casing, ashaft attached to said vanedevice and'having a portion extending exteriorly .o f said casing, a support.comprising aplurality of spaced platesslidably mounted-on thejexteriorly-extending portion of saidshaft andlbeing resiliently spaced from saidcasing, and a plurality of shoes r pivotally mounted on said support and adapted to.

engage aixed member tohold said `vane device from rotation with said casing.

11. A pumping device comprising a pump cast-L ingadapted for rotation, a vane device mounted` withinand engaging said casing and adapted to t be held from rotary movement withsaid casing,

a `shaft attached to said vane device and having a j Y portion extendingV exteriorly` of saidcasing, an abutment on the exterior portion of said shaft, a

one-way lockingdevice slidably carriedbyythe gage a fixed memberto thereby prevent rotation` v of said vanedevice, a spring separating said casexterior portion of said shaft and adapted to en,

ing' and said lockingdevice, and a second spring separating said casingand v`said abutment,said`r springs resiliently mounting said locking device with respect to said casing.

v12. A'pumping device comprising a rotatablev casing and a vanevdevicewithinand4 engaging said casing, a shaftv attached to said vane device and having a portion'extending exteriorly of said casing, an abutment on :the end of said shait,4 a.

plurality offspacedl platessiidably mounted `on* said shaft intermediate'said 4casing and said abut'` ment, a plurality of ,shoes pivotally mounted on said plates, resilient meansseparating said plates Casing ALVAH i Mi LocKWooD. 1 

